A successful freelancer for over 10 years, Lindsey has demonstrated experience with technology, information retrieval, usability and user experience, social media, cloud computing, and small business needs.

Lindsey is a regular blog contributor, social networking maven and research professional who makes a living freelancing and running a small business. She holds advanced degrees in creative writing and information science and recently worked as the digital repository coordinator at Framingham State University.

Lindsey excels at developing custom instructional and informational articles that are easy to follow, informative, and entertaining. She enjoys writing in a variety of niches, including home improvement, health, beauty, green living, technology, and travel. Her specialties include instructional blog posts, small business writing, website rewrites, SEO-rich copy, travel articles, and journalistic pieces.

Lindsey started her own small-batch confection business in 2011, and has appeared at farmer's markets and fairs throughout the Boston area. She has used her product description, writing, and website skills to sell over 400 orders on Etsy and through partnerships with food artisans and other vendors. When not freelancing, she is probably in the kitchen.

Highlights

Endorsements

140

Orders

5,303

Last Login

12/9/16

Elite Skills

6

Samples

41

Lindsey D's Search Marketing Industry Experience

335 Projects Completed

With experience in usability, web design, and small business operation, Lindsey enjoys writing about marketing and has authored hundreds of blog posts, trend pieces, and how-to guides. Typical topics include marketing trends, best practices, social media, email marketing, SEO, and small business marketing and branding. She specializes in explaining high level concepts in straightforward language.

Industry Projects

Technology1,000+

Garden1,000+

Real Estate1,000+

Home Living1,000+

Construction500+

Women500+

Auto500+

High Tech500+

Travel500+

Beauty500+

Legal500+

Business500+

Green Living500+

Outdoor/Recreation100+

Green Services100+

Green Products100+

Fitness100+

Search Marketing100+

Career100+

Finance100+

Marketing100+

Web Development100+

Food100+

Banking50+

Summary of Industry Experience

Technology

With experience in usability, UX, and tech writing Lindsey enjoys writing about technology and has authored hundreds of blog posts, program reviews, and how-to guides. She has focused on cloud computing, SaaS, security, usability and UX.

She specializes in explaining technical concepts in straightforward language so that techies and non-techies can share an understanding of the stakes involved with adopting a particular technology.

Lindsey holds a Masters in Information Sciences. She has performed usability tests of a Microsoft Surface at Harvard University, has trained others in conducting usability tests, has designed websites for businesses and organizations, and served as the Digital Repository Coordinator at a state academic library.

Garden

Lindsey has written extensively on gardening for several prominent websites. Her areas of expertise include planting and growing advice for vegetables, fruits, trees, houseplants, flowers, and other garden plants, drip irrigation setup guides, gray water recycling tips, and general indoor and outdoor plant care. Additional gardening topics include planting calendars for specific regions or zones, plant pest identification and control (organic and chemical), tree and plant disease identification and control, and lawn care.

Real Estate

A homeowner and landlord, Lindsey has practical experience in this arena, as well as demonstrated writing experience.

She has written informative articles on home design and decor targeted at staging your home, articles on renting vacation homes from the renter and owner's points of view, and general real estate articles.

Lindsey has also generated website copy and marketing material for realtors, and written descriptive copy for real estate listings that target a wide audience of renters.

Home Living

A homeowner and landlord, Lindsey has practical experience in this arena, as well as demonstrated writing experience.

She had written blog posts and articles on home design and decor, interior and exterior home renovation, working with contractors, and DIY home improvement.

Lindsey has also generated website copy and marketing material for realtors, and written descriptive copy for real estate listings that target a wide audience of renters.

Construction

Lindsey has written instructional, informational, and how-to articles for the construction professional and the home handyman.

She excels at explaining high-level concepts in clear language. Typical topics include DIY, interior and exterior home repair, construction trades, green building, HVAC, and career pieces.

Women

Lindsey has authored hundreds of women-centered blog posts and web articles topics on topics such as health and wellness, fashion and beauty, family budgeting, pregnancy and childcare, relationship advice, and wedding planning. She uses a fun, engaging voice that appeals to hip women ranging from teens to thirties.

Auto

Lindsey has written extensively on car repair, car maintenance, car buying, and green cars for a broad range of clients. She blogs regularly for an automotive fan site, creates buying guides and white papers for major auto parts makers, and writes product descriptions for OEM auto parts.

High Tech

Lindsey worked as Digital Repository Coordinator at a state university, where she administered the repository, converted content across file formats, uploaded data to the cloud, and troubleshot technology problems. Lindsey also worked as a usability assistant and conducted in-field usability tests on the Microsoft Surface.

Lindsey enjoys writing about technology and has authored hundreds of blog posts, program reviews, and how-to guides. She also wrote the introductory college computing e-course for Simmons College. Her writing in this area has largely focused on cloud computing, SaaS, security, usability and UX. She enjoys the intersectionality between high tech and small business, and is herself a small business owner.

She specializes in explaining technical concepts in straightforward language so that techies and non-techies can share an understanding of the stakes involved with adopting a particular technology.

Travel

Lindsey has written travel tips and travel reviews for USA Today Travel Tips, Golflink, Apartments.com and other sites.

She uses a fun, engaging voice that appeals to hip women ranging from teens to thirties.

Legal

With experience working as a business, elder care, and real estate paralegal, Lindsey gained legal knowledge and insight. She has applied this to legal business writing, paralegal tips, instructional materials for lawyers, and law firm marketing materials including brochures, blog posts, promotional text, and websites for small and large law firms alike.

Business

From writing about business insurance and safety to discussing small business development and technology, Lindsey has written articles, blog posts, newsletter content, and website content for businesses across a range of industries, from automotive to beauty. She has also written business and financial content geared toward a general audience and international business content.

Green Living

An expert on green living and green products, Lindsey has written blog posts, product description, and website copy in this area. Typical topics include understanding what is recyclable in your city, setting up rain barrels, reusing gray water, understanding green building materials, recycling building materials around the home, growing your own food, farming, using alternative energy, buying an electric car, and more.

Outdoor/Recreation

Lindsey enjoys writing outdoor and recreation content. When not writing, she is often bike riding, hiking, stand-up paddleboarding, or rock climbing.

Topics covered include camping, hunting, fishing, and adventure expeditions, gear needed for outdoor adventures, descriptions of outdoor and active travel in the United States and abroad, profiles of hunting and fishing expeditions, articles on golf travel, and hunting tips.

She also has experience writing product descriptions for winter, adventure, and recreational sports gear including biking, skiing, snowboarding, running, and other sports.

Green Services

Lindsey has written informative and instructional articles on a variety of green topics, including recycling, composting, rain barrel setup and rain water harvesting, buying and selling recycled and reclaimed wood, housewares, and other building materials, and various outdoor living articles.

Lindsey specializes in breaking concepts down into informative, yet entertaining articles aimed at the general reader with moderate to low green living knowledge.

Green Products

Lindsey is an expert on green products and environmental living. She has written informative and instructional articles on green topics including recycling, composting, rain barrel setup and rain water harvesting, buying and selling recycled and reclaimed wood, green building materials, and outdoor living.

Lindsey specializes in breaking concepts down into informative, yet entertaining articles aimed at the general reader with moderate to low green living knowledge.

Fitness

With a focus on natural and organic living, Lindsey has authored many articles on fitness as part of a healthy and active lifestyle. Typical topics include outdoor recreation, active travel golf, yoga, pilates, weight lifting, home gyms, and body weight exercises. She has also authored product descriptions for fitness equipment and workout clothes.

Search Marketing

With experience in usability, web design, and small business operation, Lindsey enjoys writing about marketing and has authored hundreds of blog posts, trend pieces, and how-to guides. Typical topics include marketing trends, best practices, social media, email marketing, SEO, and small business marketing and branding. She specializes in explaining high level concepts in straightforward language.

Career

Lindsey has written an extensive number of instructional guides for exploring different careers, general work advice, and other topics. Topics covered include lists of training programs, careers that require a certain degree, apprenticeship profiles for trades, licensing requirements for careers, workplace management, employee-boss relations, and retirement.

Finance

Lindsey has written about finance for a broad range of audiences and authored blog and website content for financial institutions. Topics covered include owning your own business, filing taxes, understanding tax law including tax deductible donations, understanding interest calculations, unemployment, social security, general budgeting and money saving tips, and returning to school or finding training to improve your marketability.

Marketing

With experience in usability, web design, and small business operation, Lindsey enjoys writing about marketing and has authored hundreds of blog posts, trend pieces, and how-to guides. Typical topics include marketing trends, best practices, social media, email marketing, SEO, and small business marketing and branding. She specializes in explaining high level concepts in straightforward language.

Web Development

With a masters in information science, Lindsey has demonstrated experience with coding and programming, and has written hundreds of articles on web development. She has developed her own webpages and is familiar with many CMSs.

She specializes in translating high-tech concepts for small to medium-sized business owners. Topics covered include web security, website development, programming, CMSs, Drupal, and WordPress.

Food

A former professional cook who ran her ownl food business, Lindsey is an expert in this area. She has authored informative and entertaining articles on food and cooking topics including how to cook, profiles of food-related businesses, item and equipment description, and profiles of food or food-related items for websites.

Banking

Lindsey has generated informative and instructional articles on a variety of banking and business topics, including owning your own business, filing taxes, understanding tax law including tax deductible donations, understanding interest calculations, unemployment, social security, general budgeting and money saving tips, and returning to school or finding training to improve your marketability.

Product Projects

Blog Post1,000+

Article1,000+

Web Page1,000+

Product Description100+

Facebook Post100+

Twitter Post100+

Press Release50+

Newsletter Content50+

Advertisement50+

Email Copy20+

Banner Ad20+

Brochure10+

Script/Video10+

Summary of Product Experience

Blog Post

Lindsey is a savvy blogger with SEO experience and familiarity with blogging in casual, breezy, informal, informative, marketing, and authoritative voices. She ha ghostwritten over 4,000 blog posts for clients in industries including automotive, beauty, health care, parenting, and technology.

Article

Lindsey has authored thousands of web and print articles for clients in a variety of industries including health, beauty, green living, gardening, technology, marketing, home, travel, and career advice. Her specialties include blog articles, news articles, newsletter articles, short tips, instructional articles, resource articles, and promotional and marketing materials.

Facebook Post

Lindsey has authored Facebook posts and status updates as part of blog content. She can create an interesting and clickworthy posts to accompany your content, and can work keywords and hashtags into Facebook content to meet your needs.

Twitter Post

Lindsey has authored Twitter hashtags and tweets as part of blog content. She can create an interesting and clickworthy tweets to accompany your content, and can work keywords into posts or hashtags to meet your needs.

Press Release

Lindsey has written press releases for tech companies, podcasts, financial institutions, software developers, and other clients. She excels at meeting deadlines and turning around content quickly for times when it is needed right away.

Newsletter Content

Lindsey has authored newsletter articles for small business and technology clients looking for unique, well-written, timely, and engaging content.

Advertisement

Lindsey has authored advertisement copy for small businesses, solo professionals, and artists. Capable of crafting social media ads, video/sales pitch scripts, banner ads, and other types of online advertisement, Lindsey excels at making your keywords come to life with audience-specific copy.

Email Copy

From pitch emails to fair applications, Lindsey has written emails on behalf of small business owners in technology, retail, and food industries. She offers a quick turnaround for emails, and clean, succinct copy that quickly explains what you need and why. The result is engaging, professional email copy that meets your needs.

Banner Ad

Lindsey has authored advertisement copy for small businesses, solo professionals, and artists. Capable of crafting social media ads, video/sales pitch scripts, banner ads, and other types of online advertisement, Lindsey excels at making your keywords come to life with audience-specific copy.

Brochure

Lindsey has written brochure copy for healthy and beauty companies, for attorneys, and for technology clients. Whether editing an existing brochure or developing a brochure from scratch, Lindsey can help you develop a brochure that meets your needs, increases your return on investment, and explains your business model to potential clients.

Script/Video

Lindsey has written script and video content advertisements for small businesses. She specializes in writing natural sounding script copy that reads well both on the page and when said aloud. Lindsey enjoys crafting this type of content and looks forward to the opportunity to write more video and script content.